About Us

COROS is a performance sports technology company that helps athletes train to be their best. For COROS it’s all about outdoors, mountains, and a passionate active lifestyle. We combine high-grade hardware with innovative technology to provide endurance athletes with the gear they rely on in the world’s most extreme environments. Advanced technology with an efficient and intuitive user experience is at our core – when you use a COROS product, you know you are getting a tool that has been designed, tested and perfected for the athlete, by the athlete. COROS users have set World Records and been to the highest point on earth, pushing our products to the extremes. At COROS, creation and innovation are never-ending. Our customers, the athletes make COROS – be a part of our community @COROSGlobal on Facebook and Instagram.

COROS Milestones

August 17, 2021
COROS successfully launched their all-new VERTIX 2 and Eliud Kipchoge PACE 2 watches to the global running and outdoor community. The VERTIX 2 is packed with groundbreaking technology including 140 hours of battery life in full GPS mode. The lim-ited edition EK PACE 2 is tastefully designed using red and green colors inspired by the national colors of Eliud’s native Kenya. This was the largest multi-product launch in COROS history.
August 8, 2021
On Saturday August 8th, Eliud Kipchoge was victorious winning the men’s marathon (2:08.38) and defended his title from the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. EK continues to inspire the global running community and prove that #NoHumanIsLimited
August 2, 2021
COROS welcomed world-renowned climber, Tommy Caldwell to their Pro Athlete roster. Tommy has been dubbed the “King of El Cap” and is a living legend in the world of rock climbing. He’s climbed all over the world and established some of the hardest rock climb-ing routes in the USA.
July 22, 2021
COROS Pro Athlete Sally McRae Since wins the Badwater 135. Sally took the women’s field in 30:48:47 - finishing two hours and 49 minutes ahead of the second place finisher.
June 29, 2021
COROS launches EvoLab sports science platform. After countless hours of research, development, and engineering, with the joint effort of our thousands of public testers, COROS EvoLab, is now available to all COROS watch users.
May 20, 2021
COROS launched the PACE 2 Speed Series. Speed Series was designed alongside the world’s best and fastest athletes. Available in three season colors; Evergreen, Track Red and Medal Gold.
Jan 27, 2021
Deployed a second successful product launch during the first month of 2021, the APEX PRO WHITE. The APEX PRO WHITE drew inspiration from the contrasting ice and rock of Mammoth Lakes, a beloved playground of COROS athletes and employees.
Jan 18, 2021
Always evolving, COROS kicked off the new year with an exciting firmware update that included the following features; .01 of a second and following app features; custom workouts in track mode, weather tracking, checkpoints and enhanced map layering using Mapbox technology.
Jan 12, 2021
COROS successfully launched the Desert Sol VERTIX, a seasonal, limited edition color-way of the Flagship model. This launch symbolized a rebirth, a rising from the ashes of 2020, which was quite possibly the most challenging year of our generation.
Nov 24, 2020
COROS introduced World Marathon Record Holder Eliud Kipchoge to its Pro Athlete Team. In addition to the individual sponsorship of Eliud, COROS has also announced that they will become the official GPS Watch partner of the NN Running Team which includes some of the top track and road runners in the world (including Eliud Kipchoge).
Nov 4, 2020
COROS introduced several new water sports activities, including a unique Speedsurfing mode co-developed with the leading authority in speedsurfing - GPS-Speedsurfing.com. The list of water sports modes is: Speedsurfing, Windsurfing, Whitewater, Flatwater, Rowing and Indoor Rower.
Aug 25, 2020
The Launch of the PACE 2 the lightest GPS watch ever made along with several key software features including wrist based heart rate, the first native and complete Stryd integration by any wearables company and the expansion of the COROS training platform to include full daily/weekly/monthly training plans.
July, 2020
The release of the limited edition COROS VERTIX Mojito, only 200 units were made world-wide. The watch features the brand new nylon watch band, which is 50% lighter than the standard silicone band. The nylon bands are released in 4 colors and will be available for all COROS watch styles.
May, 2020
COROS introduces strength and training modes. A complex interval building program with the ability to share with training partners and download workouts from professional athletes. In addition the strength mode includes a library of over 200 workout types along with animated instructions for performing each exercise.
Feb 29, 2020
COROS has more than 10 professional athletes and ambassadors toe the line at the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta, GA. Newly signed Desiree Linden led the team with a 4th place finish.
Feb, 2020
COROS signs its first professional road athletes, led by 2x Olympian Des Linden, along with US Record Holder Parker Stinson, 12x All American Emma Bates, Kellyn Taylor and Reed Fischer.
Jan 13, 2020
COROS Pro Athlete Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morisson take their VERTIX watch in a single day push to Antarctica’s highest peak Mt Vinson. The brand’s top of the line watch is tested in some of the world’s harshest conditions.
Jan, 2020
COROS expands its Pro Athlete team to include professional climbers and mountaineers led by the legendary Steve House.
Nov, 2019
COROS VERTIX awarded as the Best Altimeter Watch by Outdoor Gear Lab.
Nov, 2019
COROS APEX wins 2019 Runner’s World Gear of the Year.
Nov 12, 2019
COROS launches the Performance Optimization Device (POD) providing advanced running metrics.
Nov 12, 2019
COROS introduces the first of its kind Track Running mode to its watch lines. A proprietary algorithm allows the user to select their lane for accuracy never before experienced by a GPS watch on a standard 400m track.
Oct, 2019
COROS APEX Pro awarded Best In Gear by BelieveInTheRun.
Sep 17, 2019
COROS launches APEX Pro Premium Multisport GPS Watch.
Aug, 2019
Team COROS sets out to UTMB 2019 - COROS Athletes Hillary Allen of USA finishes 2nd at TDS and Maite Maora of Spain finishes 3rd in the full UTMB.
May 23, 2019
VERTIX tracks Roxanne Vogel as her climbing watch as she sets the fastest door to door Mt Everest climbing record.
May 14, 2019
COROS launches VERTIX GPS Adventure Watch - the brand’s most powerful watch yet with 60 hours of GPS battery life, plus the first watch in the range to include a Pulse Oximeter.
Mar, 2019
COROS APEX awarded Best in Class by Triathlete 2019 Buyer’s Guide.
Feb, 2019
COROS APEX wins 2019 Runner’s World Editors’ Choice.
Jan 9, 2019
COROS launches APEX 24h World Record Limited Edition to celebrate Camille Herron’s record achievement covering 163 miles in 24 hours - a record she would later eclipse.
Dec 9, 2018
Ultrarunner Camille Herron wears COROS APEX 46mm during her World Record breaking 24 hour run. Her watch has 32% battery remaining.
Oct 25, 2018
COROS launches its third generation smart cycling helmets: SafeSound Road, Urban and Mountain.
Oct 25, 2018
COROS launches APEX Premium Multisport GPS Watch in two sizes - 46mm and 42mm allowing for greater user customization.
August, 2018
Ultrarunner Dominic Grossman and Sally McRae join COROS as the brand’s first two Pro Athletes.
May 15, 2018
COROS launches its first GPS watch: PACE Multisport GPS Watch.
Feb, 2018
COROS moves its US headquarters from Virginia to Southern California.
Dec 5, 2017
COROS announces its second product and raises $130,974 USD from 835 backers during the Indiegogo campaign for OMNI Smart Cycling Helmets.
Sep 7, 2016
COROS announces its first product: LINX Smart Cycling Helmet and 1,135 backers pledge $319,765 soon after the Kickstarter campaign was launched.